The La Rochelle Boucaniers claimed a share of first place in French baseball’s Pool B, surviving a pair of strong pitching performances by Stade Toulousain in a sweep of ‘reserve week’ play. The Bucs will travel to Sénart next week to test its seven-game winning streak in a matchup of top-of-the-table teams, with the Templiers currently holding the best winning percentage in French baseball’s Division I. Elsewhere, the Metz Cometz struck twice against Paris Université Club and linger only four games out of first in Pool A after three-straight victories.
Results [Box Scores]
Reserve Week (June 25-26)
PUC 3 – Metz 7
PUC 7 – Metz 8
Toulouse 0 – La Rochelle 4
Toulouse 3 – La Rochelle 4
Upcoming Schedule
Week 9 (July 2-3)
July 2: Metz – Rouen
Metz – Rouen
Montigny – Savigny
Montigny – Savigny
MUC – Toulouse
MUC – Toulouse
La Rochelle – Sénart
La Rochelle – Sénart
Pool A Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Str. | H | A | RF | RA |
| Savigny-sur-Orge Lions | 9 | 3 | .750 | – | W6 | 6-0 | 3-3 | 94 | 44 |
| Cougars de Montigny | 10 | 4 | .714 | – | W2 | 6-2 | 4-2 | 83 | 38 |
| Rouen Baseball 76 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | L3 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 92 | 40 |
| Metz Cometz | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | W3 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 68 | 91 |
| Paris Université Club (PUC) | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | L14 | 0-6 | 0-8 | 41 | 165 |
Pool B Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Str. | H | A | RF | RA |
| Sénart Templiers | 10 | 2 | .833 | – | W5 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 92 | 27 |
| La Rochelle Boucaniers | 11 | 3 | .786 | – | W7 | 6-2 | 5-1 | 90 | 60 |
| Montpellier (MUC) Barracudas | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | W2 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 96 | 40 |
| Stade Toulousain | 2 | 10 | .167 | 8 | L6 | 0-4 | 2-6 | 25 | 81 |
| Nice Cavigal | 0 | 14 | .000 | 11 | L14 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 31 | 126 |